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Popular Agric Bus-Stop in Ikorodu Lagos this morning. In order to put smiles into Lagos residence on Easter day celebration, the Lagos State government has made it free ride for all their BRT bus passengers.


Thank you again Governor Ambode. We look up to other Governors to emulate the same project

HAPPY EASTER CELEBRATIONS NIGERIANS!!!!

Nigeria’s captain, John Obi Mikel, has issued a clarion call for the Super Eagles to pull no punches when tackling the Pharaohs of Egypt in Alexandria on Tuesday.

Both countries clash for the second time in four days as the qualification series for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations reach fever pitch. Friday’s first date ended 1-1 at the Ahmadu Bello Stadium, Kaduna, with the Egyptians
earning the equalizer, against the fair play spirit, in added time. Mikel, Chelsea FC of England ace, said the Eagles have to fight harder than they have ever done to snatch the three points at the Borg El-Arab Stadium in the Mediterranean coast.

He said: “It’s a massive battle that we are going for and there should be no illusion
about it. “We have to face reality and everyone has to give more than 100 per cent because we just have to qualify for the Cup of Nations.” Mikel was one of Nigeria’s outstanding players when they won the Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa three years ago.

The midfield enforcer insisted there was no reason to panic following Friday’s draw and pointed to the fact that there are still three more matches left in the campaign. He said: “We have to go to Alexandria and fight with everything we have. There are still matches to play and we have confidence that we will earn the ticket. We also call on
Nigerians to believe in the team and continue to support us.”
Source: http://theeagleonline.com.ng/mikel-tasks-eagles-over-egypt/

MDMDSA:
The age attached is absolute nonsense,people have graduated for more than 4 yrs without a job and coming to these they are speaking about 28 yrs. may be some people have to perform magic on their age.

Maybe the age of it are meant for Specialist. It may not be applied for the general requirement.

DanielsParker:
that's attractive.. but Nigeria police is risky. they kill themselves. jazz and stuff

You funny o. Na where jazz no dey. Don't allow your fear become your downfall

AlexisM16:
Does this mean they want university graduates from only federal universities?

I doubt that.

No harm in trying.

I thought they said is Degree holders alone.

Only Federal University ke?

ckmayoca:
28yrs? And those older r not nigerians abii?

I think they may increase the age aspect of it because we have many graduates that have remain jobless for years. Since ASP is for degree holder, things might be turned around, after all Airforce and Navy maximum age are 35years.

Those interested in under going career in the 2016 Police Force should get this little information used in 2011 and know if he/she is qualified. Though, we may still experience some little adjustment in the information below on April,1st, the truth remained that we shall remain prayerful because no job is easy for naija. The information is written down..Enjoy and let's wait for the big day as it comes.
Applications are invited from suitably qualified
individuals and professionals for appointment into the
Nigeria Police Force as
1. Cadet Assistant Superintendents of Police
2. Cadet Inspectors of Police
3. Medical Doctors
4. Helicopter Pilots
5. Lawyers
6. Information /Computer /Engineers/ Technologists
7. Estate Managers

Applicants must have a genuine desire for a career in
the Nigeria Police Force and must satisfy the
following general and specific conditions:

GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
i. AGE: Applicants must be between 19 and 28 years
of age
ii. HEIGHT: Not less than 1.68 metres (5’6”) for male
and 1.63 metres (5’4”) for female.
iii. CHEST MEASUREMENT: Expanded chest
measurement which is for male only, must not be
less than 83cm (34”).
iv. PHYSICAL FITNESS: Candidates must not have
any physical deformities and will before appointment,
be required to pass a medical examination of
physical fitness conducted by a government Doctor.

QUALIFICATIONS: 1. CADET ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENTS Candidates must be graduates
with degrees in Social sciences, Arts, Law,
Criminology from universities and Polytechnics
recognized by the Federal Government with minimum
second class lower degree Certificate for University
Graduates and upper credit Certificate for
Polytechnic graduates.

2. MEDICAL DOCTORS/ PILOTS/ LAWYERS/ ESTATE
MANAGERS/ INFORMATION/ COMPUTER
TECHNOLOGISTS - Candidates must be graduates
from universities and Polytechnics recognized by the
Federal Government with minimum second class
lower degree Certificate for University Graduates and
upper credit Certificate for Polytechnic graduates.

3. CADET INSPECTORS – Candidates must possess a
minimum of five credits including English and
Mathematics in WASC/SSCE/NECO at not more than
two sittings. All results will be verified.

SPECIAL QUALIFICATIONS[/b]i. MEDICAL DOCTORS:
Applicants must be registered with Nigeria Medical
Association and must be qualified to practice in
Nigeria and must possess a minimum of MBBS.
Additional qualifications and specialisation will be
added advantage. Special Individual Conditions and
privileges may apply.

ii. HELICOPTER PILOTS : Applicants must be
certified commercial helicopter pilots with
instrument rating on Helicopters with at least 1000
flying hours. Additional qualifications and
specialisation will be added advantage. Special
Individual Conditions and privileges may also apply.

iii. LAWYERS: Applicants must be registered with
Nigeria Bar Association and must be qualified to
practice in Nigeria and must possess a minimum of
Bachelor of laws. Additional qualifications and
specialisation will be added advantage

iv. INFORMATION/COMPUTER TECHNOLOGISTS ;
Preference will given to candidates with recognized
qualifications in computer Engineering and
telecommunication, software development, windows,
D-base, unix, linux, networking, web design,
programming. Candidates must also belong to a
reputable professional body.

v. ESTATE MANAGERS : Applicants must be possess
degrees/ diploma in Estate management, and must
belong to a recognized professional body. Additional
qualifications and specialisation will be added
advantage

[b]TRAINING: Selected candidates, other than specialists, will be required to undergo 18 months
intensive and strenuous training course at the Police
Academy, Kano. Specialists will undergo 6 months
course. The course demands a very high standard of
physical and mental ability. The training and subsequent practical work will be interesting and excellent facilities for games, athletics and other forms of recreation will be available. On successful completion of the course, candidates will be advanced to the rank of Assistant Superintendent of Police on probation. Any candidate who fails the end-of-course examination or whose conduct at any time during the course is considered unsatisfactory will have his appointment terminated.

CONDITIONS OF SERVICE : Appointments are
permanent and pensionable, but the initial two years
will be on probation. Entrants will be subject to the
conditions of service in the Nigeria Police Force as
laid down in the Nigeria Police Regulation.

METHOD OF APPLICATION: Each applicant is
expected to download his/her application forms (four
copies) free of charge from the following the Nigeria
Police and Police Service Commission websites @
www.nigeriapolice.org and www.psc.gov.ng
Completed application forms in quadruplicate must be
accompanied with the following documents :

1. Photocopies of Birth Certificates
2. Photocopies of Credentials
3. Letter of Identification, signed by the chairman/
Secretary of the candidate’s Local Government Areas
4. Four recent passport photographs
All duly completed forms should be returned to :
THE OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER OF POLICE OF
THE CANDIDATE’S STATE OF ORIGIN OR THE FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY COMMAND HEADQUARTERS, ABUJA AS APPROPRIATE. (Not later than 2 weeks from the date of this advertisement

ok

NPF is a welcome development

Syjibrin:
No u dont seat for exam there will just give uniform and u will start receiving salary

lol

The Police Service Commission (PSC) has warned that there would be no short-cut into the Nigeria Police Force in the recruitment of 10,000 personnel. President Muhammadu Buhari had in 2015 approved the recruitment of 10,000 policemen at the National Security Summit in Abuja.

In a statement Wednesday,
Ikechukwu Ani, Head, Press and Public Relations of the
commission, told journalists that Mike Okiro, Chairman of the commission, gave the warning while unveiling a portal for the exercise in Abuja. The statement said that the portal would be opened to the public on April 1 to herald the commencement of the exercise.
“The process leading to the recruitment of 10,000 Policemen as directed by President Muhammadu Buhari at the National Security Summit in Abuja last year, hascommenced,” the statement said.

It said the unveiling of the portal was in actualisation of the presidential directive on the recruitment of the 10,000
Policemen. The statement noted that the exercise was remarkable because there had not been recruitment into the Nigeria Police Force for more than five years. It said that thousands of policemen who died in the course of service, dismissed or retired, had not been replaced since the last five years.

The statement stressed that the recruitment would strengthen and re-energise the force
to tackle more security challenges facing the country.
It explained that the exercise could not begin last year because the funding was not captured in the 2015 budget.

The statement urged interested applicants to access the portal through the commission’s website: www.psc.gov.ng or that of the Nigeria Police Force: www.npf.gov.ng. It said that no fee would be charged for the processing of the forms which would be
filled on-line. “We are not charging money. It is free,
absolutely free,” it said.

The statement said that the exercise would be in three entry points of Constable, Cadet Inspector and Cadet ASP, while there would also be recruitment into the Specialist cadre. It said that applicants for Police Constablesare expected to possess five credits including Mathematics and English Language at Senior School Certificate Examination in not more than two sittings. It said that for Cadet Inspectors, in addition to having the requirements of Police Constables, candidates would be expected to have an Ordinary National Diploma (OND), Advanced Level (A level), National Certificate in Education (NCE) or their equivalents. The statement said Candidates for Cadet ASP must possess a University degree or a Higher National Diploma (HND).

(NAN)
source: http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/top-news/200700-nigeria-police-begin-recruitment-10000-personnel.html

Nigeria men are known for hardworking. They would neither take their wives nor children for granted. But, the only issue I have with them is when they failed to be generous in terms of family upbringing.

I was chatting with a friend of mine the other day and she told me that her husband usually drop between 500 to 700 naira for daily house expenses even when her husband monthly income is between 50k to 70k.

We know that our country is currently experiencing high standard of living but the truth is that women face a lot of challenges trying to survive with this present economic conditions. How can you expect a woman to use 1 or 2k to buy kid pampers,wash clothes, cook, or even transport herself to market with the same money.

Out of curiousness, please this post is strictly for mature mind. In your rational opinion, like what is minimum amount you think a husband should drop for the daily up keeping of the family before going to work or shop.

Please, don't just read and go. Say your opinion with free mind and lets know actually if Nigeria men are caring and generous in all ramifications.

lala, seun.....is up to you sir.

Jesus

Just got this message through my mail. This message may help someone out there.
Affiliate Manager Needed At NairaBET
Lagos Office
Please pass to someone that needs this. NairaBET is in need of an affiliate manager at our Lagos office. Only BSc holders and residents of Lagos should
apply.
Applicant must be computer literate, have good inter-relational skills and must be vast in e-commerce or
internet marketing. Experience in a sales/marketing organization will be an added advantage! Salary is pegged at N125,000 per month.

Only candidates qualified by the above criteria should send an essay of not more than 100 words to nairabetessays@gmail.com with the heading: What I Know About Affiliate Marketing (heading not included in word count and should be used as subject of email). Kindly sign the essay off with name and phone number and be sure to use your own email address to send the email.

Good luck!!!!

kilokeys:
Thats not the issue.. Do we actually think things through?

What are the alternatives?

For instance,

BRTs can't carry dripping cartons of fish for the fish sellers, danfos can.

Keke is an alternative. If you are conversant with
Ikorodu road, you don't need second thought not to
support government on this. Have you seen where
Okada riders play death game trying to manoeuvre
BRT buses along Mile 12 Ikorodu road. They ride with
full wreckless abandoned. They take too much risk
even when carrying passengers. It's too annoying
when people say things that lack concrete evidence.
What remains as we talk now is public
announcement. I work in government transport
agency and I can assure you of this ban very soon

freeze001:
This is the problem with our leaders. They will always take the easy way out to solve a problem. How about attacking the issues of robbery for instance, from the root causes? How about improving police operations with more frequent patrols and quick/effective response to any trouble areas? How about traffic cameras to monitor those robberies on the highway so that there are eyes always alert to tackle situations? How about giving the Commissioners of Police ultimatums to ensure drastic reduction of crime or face sack and prosecution? This is where State policing is necessary because otherwise a State Governor cannot exactly order the Commissioner to do what he ought to.

When they ban the okada and buses, what alternatives are there to ensure a seamless transition? How do people get to their homes in those nooks and crannies with bad roads that are not motorable? What plans are there to construct/repair link roads and streets for ease of movement? How will public transportation be improved and what is in place to absorb those that depend on okada and buses for their livelihood? Why do these people always cause more hardship on members of the public?

Keke is an alternative. If you are conversant with Ikorodu road, you don't need second thought not to support government on this. Have you seen where Okada riders play death game trying to manoeuvre BRT buses along Mile 12 Ikorodu road. They ride with full wreckless abandoned. They take too much risk even when carrying passengers. It's too annoying when people say things that lack concrete evidence. What remains as we talk now is public announcement. I work in government transport agency and I can assure you of this ban very soon.

garfield16:
What are you doing walking on 3rd mainland bridge? why do we behave like animals in this country? only animals walk on a highway!!!

Are you high? Wetin this one dey talk self?
Go & get some sense please!!!!

Xposer:
more

Hope here is not a RAC where Corps members rest ahead of election day.

OP, I suspect, element of lie here.

o

MadCow1:
How can someone so pretty like you be so daft?


God must be a comedian.



Meanwhile, its Nomad not "Nomard" and Hypocrisy not "Hypocirsy"..


Dont thank me, Thank God.

Its alrght, Continu..

Please, "Its" is wrong. It should be written as "It's".
"Don't " and not dont.
"alright" and not alrght

"continue " and not continu... since you are there to claim, try and be more polite in your approach. Message is what people need and that's all.
No one is above mistake.
Thanks and correct the simple errors.

Where have you been OP. It's on news earlier this year that it has been postponed.

Not too short. Haba I n fit try am sha

orikzz:
Some pple will die in poverty cos of wrong motives of giving..If @all how much ve u given since you were born dat can buy a jet....#Givers enjoy their wealth in immeasurable dimesion#Poverty Mentality

Na them be this. Ndi uwa mmebi

It won't go well with those that did this. Some Nigerians are too barbaric. I hate haters of freedom of association.

Useless people!!!!

viviangist:
These are the victims of the fatal accident that occurred along Ibadan-Lagos expressway recently. I was just informed by a friend that they gave up the ghost atthe hospital. These guys might have survived if they were promptly attended to, by our emergency response team. May their souls rest in peace Amen.

Lord have mercy on Nigeria

Source http://www.viviangist.com/2-victims-of-the-lagos-ibadan-express-way-fire-accident-dies-graphic-photos

They look very strong in that accident. I still disagree with the OP. Dead indeed. Tell that story to your village gods.

Our last born scored 186 on the same 8th. Jamb should do something for them please.

All the best Nigerian's graduates

Like seriously, should some churches continue to be playing on their members psychology like this. I was opportune to attend one Apostolic in Akwa Ibom and my purse was left dry trying to please God and pastors in the name of offerings. The matter was so serious that I almost went borrowing for my T.fare. Imagine telling us to do new month for Jesus Christ and those that have not done Xmas for God should come out, exclusive of mandatory payment for seed sowing ni o etc. The number offerings was sixth times.
Oyàmí léñú!!!!! Where I attend my worship at St. Dominic's Catholic Church Yaba is not so and ours is usually twice may be twice in a month. First offering is for God while the second collection is for a particular project.

Please, how many times offerings are collected in your place of worship and what are they called?

[quote author=emaculate99 post=43511033]EQUATING HND WITH BSC: A PANACEA TO TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENT / INNOVATIVE IDEAS

NAME: Emaculate Ife representing OAU,

Position: Support.

My brother got a call to help a friend get a job for his niece. Upon seeing her CV, he found out that she is an HND holder. It is however a policy in his company to employ BSc only. He felt bad for this girl because she opted in for polytechnic education due to her family’s financial constraint. She now sells foodstuff in the market due to the employment discrimination in the country.

Constitutionally, equality is a necessary principle which cannot be extinguished by the same law that prescribes it unless it is a “utopian fantasy whose hopeless pursuit” would lead to “tyranny.” It is no news that the discrimination between BSc and HND holders is becoming worse each day as companies prefer BSc to HND even if the latter is more skilled than the former. They believe in certification as against the equal employment opportunity advocated by the constitution of Nigeria. But what will happen if skilled graduates are shut from employment as a result of certification? Technological advancement or technological adversity? You choose.

Moreover, is certificate the basis of innovative idea or improvement in technology? It is barbaric to put HND below BSc because of a mere certificate. Innovative idea is a no respecter of certificate. Anyone can have innovative idea that can move the country forward technologically. If certificate is the basis of innovative idea, there should be no Microsoft and Nairaland today. You know both founders are dropped out, right?

Furthermore, the core policy of Nigeria of evolving into a technological based country is on the ruin as the discrimination against HND holders has continue to wear an ugly look. It is no news that findings have proved that some polytechnic students are in some cases far better than their university counterparts on the field (Sammyscholar, a representative of Polytechnic of Ibadan, is a perfect example). If this is the case, why do the government and private individual put BSC holders ahead of HND holders without recourse to their skills and ability? Is that not a poison to the realisation of the nation’s technological development? Someone like Sammyscholar would be deprived a job because a company’s policy cannot employ a HND holder when in the real sense, if he should be given an equal opportunity to compete with the graduates, he will compete with them favourably.

In addition to that, the HND holders upon getting job are treated with ultimate distaste and inequality as regard to the salary grade level (HND: GL 07 & BSc: GL 08); security personnel: BSc (commissioned) while HND (non-commissioned); promotion of the BSc is unlimited while the peak promotion for HND is GL 12. HND holders are mostly kept as slave workers as against the status of BSc holders. This is evidently shown in Banking/ financial sector where HND holders are treated cheaply because of their degree. Can any innovative idea come out from someone who has been battered psychologically with the ugly treatment he is going through? I doubt it.

Come to think of it, international companies in the country and companies in advanced countries have no time for certification discrimination. Their employment is based on meritocracy and not mediocrity as the case is in Nigeria. This is a reason for their technological advancement. If Nigeria wants to advance, it must take a clue from this set of people.

Nigeria is so much interested in curbing criminal activities and unemployment; yet it operates in such a way that criminal activities and unemployment rate will escalate. Giving out policies that do not allow for the employment of HND or making them a second class employees will not only make them indulge in criminal activities, it will also increase the unemployment rate in the country. And this will not avail them opportunity to give out their well-thought ideas which can help move the country forward technologically. This will also reduce the pressure mount on universities for admission.

Polytechnic students are mainly trained to be practically relevant in their field. They are trained on how to do things in their field, while university students are trained to research into why something is done in a field. Ideally, the two are to work hand in hand for the development of the society as “practice without theory is blind and theory without practice is sterile.” Giving prominence to theory means that no productive idea will materialise, however, putting both practice and theory together will advance Nigeria creatively and technologically. Theory and Practice can only work together if both of them are given equal recognition.

Can someone who has passion for Art class be forced into science class and cope well and vice-versa? How do you want graduates to cope when in the real sense they were forced into university because of the discrimination and mentality of the citizenry?

Someone who has passion for polytechnic can only cope and deliver better if schooled in a polytechnic. This is the case in other advanced countries but it is not the same in Nigeria as polytechnic materials are forced into universities as a result of the discrimination in the labour market.

Taking cognisance of the aforementioned and the current situation of Nigeria, I believe you will throw your full support behind me that equating BSc with HND will bring about technological advancement in the country.

REFERENCE:

BSc vs HND in Nigeria
www.uniuyoinfo.com/bsc-vs-hnd-in-nigeria/

A perspective on the discrimination against Nigerian HND holders by Christian Dimkpa
www.gamji.com/article5000/news5935.htm

Aregebsola Denies HND holders recruitment into Osun civil service
www.infomationng.com/2012/12/aregbesola-denies-hnd-holders-recruitment-into-osun-civil-service.htm

Ending BSc and HND dichotomy
www.thenationonlineng.net/ending-bsc-and-hnd-dichotomy/

HND and BSc discrimination, part of Nigerian’s major problem
www.nigeriamasterweb.com/Masterweb/MasterwebMobileNews.php?rss_id=OTM=

1999 constitution of Nigeria, 2011 as amended


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The reason why I clicked on like was not because of your point rather due to the love I have for Federal Universities. B.sc still remains the best.

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